Wing construction for railroad spreaders



Jan. 7, 1930. v. e. TELLXS V WING CONSTRUCTION FOR RAILROAD SPREADERS Filgd Oct. 14, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inn eras? @fO/qd j tyjis :55 orne Jan. 7, 1930. v. s. TELLIS v WING CONSTRUCTION FOR RAILROAD SPREADERS Filed Oct. 14. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet, 2

Patented Jan. 7, 1930 i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE j vsEvoLon G. TELLIS, or EAST CHICAGO, INDIA A, ASSIGNOR T 0. 3. JORDAN com- PANY, or EAST onroneo, INDIANA, AGORPORA"1ION. OF INDIANA WING consriwcrrron FOR RAILROAD. srnnnnnns Applicationfiled October 14, 1926. Serial a... 141,484.

Thisinventionrelates to improvementsin. wing construction for railroad spreaders and.

it consistsof the matters hereinafter described and more particularly pointed outin the appended claims. a

The primary object of the invention 1s to provide a strong and rigid side or main.

1; thus eliminatingthe necessity of special parts and thereby materially reducing the costof manufacture thereof.

. G withimy specification.

These objects of the invention, as well as others, together with the many advantages thereof,will1nore fully appear as I proceed In thedrawingsg 1' Fig. 1 is a vlew -1n side elevatlon of a 1 3,11

road spreader embodying my improved wing I. construction which lsshown in front elevation therein.

Fig. Qis a view inelevation ofthe rear side ofthe wing on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 3 is a fragn'ientaryview on a furthe enlarged scale-ofthe innerend of the w ng as viewed from the rear thereof, with parts removed to more clearly show the interior construction.

Figs. 4 and 5 are transverse vertical sectonal views through the wing ona further en .larged scale, with the planes of the sections being indicated by the line 4--4- and 55 respectivelyof Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a transverse vertical sectional view alsoon an enlar ed scale, the plane of thesec tion being indicated by the line16-6 of Fig.2.. 7 is a; horizontal detail sectional view on further enlarged scale, the plane of the' section being indicated by the line 77 of Fig. 2.

.Referring now in detail to that embodiment of the invention illustrated in-the accompanying drawings :-1 indicates as a whole the car of a railroad spreader adapted t to travel upon therails 2 of arailroad track.

3 indicates one of the upright. wing posts,

there being one of. such posts at each side of thecar and each arranged a suitable distance from the front thereof. Each post is suitably attached to and braced from the car underframe and vertical slidable in the post is a carriage t having top andbottom hinge blocks 5 and 6, respectively. 7 indicatesa hinge plate pivotally connected to the bottom. hingelblock 6 by a vertically disposed pin 9. Associated with the top hinge block 5 is a hinge bracket 10 pivotally connected thereto by a vertically disposed pin 11 in line with thepin 9.. i

12 indicates as a Whole the spreader wing which is connected to the hingeplate 7 and thehinge bracket 10 ina manner to appear later. s Said wing comprises an elongated front plate 13 which gradually tapers along its top: edge from the inner to the outer end of the wing Extending. from end to endof the wing along the top edge oramargin of thefront plate, on therear sidethereof is a Z bar 14,.one vertical flange 14 of'which faces upwardly and is rivetedto said plate margin and the othervertical, flange 14 of which is spacedrearwardly from the front plate and faces downwardly as best shown in Figs; f1 and 5. Along the bottom margin of the front plate, also onthe rear sidethereof is a channel made up of two'associated angle bars, 15 and 16, respectively, the horizontal flanges of which areengagedone upon the other, and are riveted together. The vertical flanges of said anglebars both face upwardly (thus forming the channel before mentioned) with the vertical flange of the angle bar 15 riveted to the front plate and withlthe vertical flange of the anglebar 16 arranged in the vertical plane ofthe flange 14. of the Z bar 14c. The outer end of the wing plate 13 is disposed at a right angle to the bottom of the wing plate while the inner end of said wing plate is cut at angles 18 and 19 disposed in opposite directions from the vertical and said cut-away edges areconnected by an edge portion 20 ex tending substantially parallel with the top edge of the Wing. A cutter bar 21 is fixed to the front face of the wing plate along its entire bottom edge and associated therewith is a short auxiliary cutter bar 22 extending upwardly from the inner end of the first mentioned cutter bar along the angularly cut portion 19 before mentioned. Said bar 21 as well as the bar 22 projects a substantial distance below the wing plate and is curved forwardly and is sharpened to form a cutting blade as at 23 (see Fig. 4) for a better cutting action. On the rear side of the cutter bar is a shoulder 24 engaged with the extreme bottom edge of the front plate and a portion of the angle bar 15 as best shown in Fig. 4, said shoulder insuring perfect alignment of the cutter bar and relieving somewhat the strain'imposed upon the bolts securing the cutter bars to the wing plate as a Whole.

Spaced a suitable distance from the inner end of the front plate 13 on the rear side thereof is an upright structural member 25 in the form of a Z bar which extends from the 2 bar 14 at the top of the wing plate to the channel formed by the angle bars 15 and 16 at the bottom of the Wing plate. Parallel with and along the angular inner end part 19 of the wing plate is fixed a channel mem ber 26. 27 indicates a substantially rectangular casting positioned on the rear side of the wing plate 13, said casting extending from the angular inner edge portion 18 of the wing plate to the Z bar 25 in one direction and from the Z bar 14 to a point above the channel 26 in the other direction. A rear plate 28 covers the rear side of said casting and this plate conforms in shape to that part of the inner end of the wing plate up to the Z bar 25. Rivets 29 pass through the margins of the casting 27 and through the front and rear plates 13 and 28 while the margins of the rear plate are riveted to the Z bars 14 and 12 and to the channel 19 and angle bar 16 respectively. In the casting 27 near its bottom edge is provided an opening 30 and above the same and concentric therewith is an arcuate slot 31.

The front plate and rear plate have corresponding openings and slots 3O 30 and 31 and 31 respectively as best shown in Fig. 6. From the construction abore described it is apparent that the casting 27 is enclosed betweenthefront and rear plates 13 and 28 which provide smooth faces on both sides of the inner end of the wing.

Near the outer end of the wing on its rear side is an upright structural member 32 in the form of a 2 bar which extends from the Z bar 14 at the top margin of the wing plate to the channel provided by the angle bars 15 and 16 at the bottom of the wing plate and riveted to one of the flanges of said structural member as well as to the flange 14 of the Z bar and the upright flange of the angle bar 16 is 'a substantially wide stiffener plate 33.

34 indicates a third and intermediate upright structural member in the form of a Z bar on the rear side of the wing plate at a point arranged nearer the inner end of the wing than the outer end thereof. A plate 35 is secured along its median line to one of the flanges of the Z bar 34 and near its top to the flange 14" of the Z bar and at its bottom end to the upright flange of the angle bar 16. The top end of this plate extends a suitable distance above the top edge of the wing plate 13 and on the front side thereof is secured a short plate 36. The plate 36 is preferably secured in place by the same rivets which secure the flange 14 of the Z bar 14 to the rear side of the front plate 13. Extending between the top end of the plate 35 and the plate 36 is a bolt or pin 37 the purpose of which will appear later.

A diagonal Z bar 38'is positioned on the rear side of the front plate and extends from the bottom end of the bar 25 up toward the top end of the bar 34. An angularly shaped gusset plate 39 is positioned in a manner to have its upright margin riveted to the outer upright margin of the plate 28 and Z bar 25 and to have its bottom margin riveted to the upright flanges of the angle bar 16. Of course such plate overhangs a portion of the inner bottom end of the Z bar 38 and is riveted thereto as best shown in Fig. 2. Riveted to the rear side of the front plate and spaced substantially an equal distance from each other and from the Z bars 25 and 35 are upright bars 40 and 41 respectively of different lengths which extend from the diagonal bar 38 down to the angle bars 1.5 and 16. The top ends of said bars 41 and 40 are attached to the diagonal bar by triangular gussets 42 and 43 while the bottom ends of said bars are fixed to gusset extensions 44 on an elongated plate 45 in turn riveted to the upright flange of the angle bar 16.

46 and 47 indicate respectively upright Z bars fixed to the rear side of the wing plate and spaced a substantially equal distance from each other and from the Z bars 32 and 34 respectively. Said bars extend from the Z bar 14 to the angle bars 15 and 16 and the top ends of said bars are attached tothe flange 14 of the Z bar 14 by gussets 48 riveted to the respective members, while the bottom end of said bars 46 and 47 are riveted to gusset extensions 49 on an elongated plate 50 in turn riveted to the upright flange of the angle bar 16.

The hinge plate 7 embraces opposite sides nvaaaee;

a a of saidinner endof the ting and saidplateis connected to thewingbya horizontal pin 52 which extends through said hinge plate and through the openings and 3030 before mentioned. A, second horizontal pin 58 is carried by the hinge plate and extends through the arcuate slots 31 and 31 3l be forereferred to. 54 indicates the wing lifting brace which is operatively connected at one end to the pin or bolt 37 before mentioned and is connected at its other end by-a pin 55 to the hinge bracket 10. Said brace comprises telescopic parts 56 and 57 and the part 57 includes a power cylinder 58 the piston rod 59 of which is connected to the other telescopic part 56. When motive fluid is admitted to the cylinder, the brace acts to swing the wing about the pin 52 as an axis into thedesired angular position, the two telescopic parts of the brace being locked together in any suitable manner to maintain the wing. in the desired angular relatlon.

The construction of spreader wing beforedescribedprovides a wing which is relatively light in weight for its great size and one which is suitably braced and otherwise rein forced to withstand the great strains imposed referredto certain details of mechanical construction as well as form and arrangement of v the parts thereof, the same is to be taken as by way of illustration only so that I do not wish to be limited thereto except as may be pointed out in the appendedclaims.

I claim as my invention l V 1. A spreader wing for the purpose specified, embodying therein a front plate, structural members extending along the top and bottom margins of said front plate on the rear side thereof, a plurality of structural members also arranged on the rear side of the front plate and extending between said struc tural members along the top and bottom edges of said front plate, plate like members connecting the several structural members on the rear s1de of said front plate and members fixed to the wing and extending above dinal members on the rear side of the front plate along its top and bottom margins, up-

right flanged structural members on the rear side of the front plate extending between the longitudinal members along the top and bottom margins of the front plate, brace plates extending the full length of said upright flanged structural members and fixedthereto and to said members along the top and bottom margins of the front plate, one of said plates projecting above the top edge of said front plate and a member fixed to said front plate, and projecting above the top edge thereof and arranged in line with said last mentioned plate, said member and the top end of said last mentioned plate having aligned holes thereinto receive a crosspin. 3. A spreader wing for the purpose specified embodying therein, a front plate, structural members extending along the top and bottom margins of the plate on the rear side thereof, shorter structural members extending, between said members on the top and bottom margins thereof, one of said shorter structural members being arranged adjacent the inner end of the plate, a rear plate spaced from the front plate and fixed to said top and bottom structural members and to said upright member near the inner end of saidyfront plate anda casting positioned between and secured to both of said plates,said casting and plates having registering holes and arcuate;

slots arranged eoncentric'with said holes.

4. A spreader wing for the purpose specified embodying therein, an elongated substantially rectangular front plate, flanged members extending along the top and bot-,

tom edges of said first plate on the rear side thereof, inner and outer end flanges and an intermediate flange, all on the rear side of said plate and extending between said flanges, said inner and outer end flanges being spaced from their respective ends of the front plate, other plates fixed to said inner and outer end and said intermediate flanged members and to said flanged members along the top and bottom edges of the front plate, braces parallel with and between said outer and intermediate flanged members, gussets. connecting said braces to said flanges along the top and bottom edges of the front plate,a diagonal brace on the rear side of the front plate and extending from the bottom end of the inner end flanged member toward the top end of the intermediate flanged member, upright braces extending between said diagonal brace and said flanged member at the bottom of the front plate, gussets connecting said upright braces to said diagonal brace and to said flanged member at. the bottom of: said front. plate, a casting positioned between the rear side of the inner end of the front plate and the plate fixed to said upri ht flanged member near the inner end; of the front plate and fixed to both of said plates which, together with the casting have registering holes and arcuate slots therein, the top end of said plate associated withthe upright intermediate member pro jecting above the top ed e of the front plate and a short plate fixed to the front top edge of the front plate, in line wth said project tural members extending along the top and bottom margins of said front plate on the rear side thereof, a plurality of structural -members also arranged on the rear side of the'front plate and extending between said structural members along the top and bottom edges of said front plate, a heavy casting arranged adjacent one end of said wing on the rear side of said front plate, and a second plate covering the rear of said casting and secured thereto and to adjacent structural members, said casting forming a support for the wing permitting swinging movement in a vertical plane.

6. A spreader Wing construction embodying therein a hinge plate, a spreader Wing positioned with one end adjacent said hinge plate, said spreader Wing comprising a front plate, means rigidly bracing said front plate and arranged on the rear side thereof, a casting arranged atone end of said Wing on the rear side of the front plate, a second plate covering the casting at the rear side of the Wing, means pivotally connecting said hinge plate and said wing through the medium of said casting and plates thereby permitting swinging movement of the Wing in a vertical plane, and a slot and pin connection between said hinge plate and said casting as and for the purpose specified.

7 A spreader wing for the purpose specified embodying therein a front plate, longitudinal members on the rear side of the front plate along its top and bottom margins, upright flanged structural members on the rear side of the front plate extending between the longitudinal members along the top and bottom margins of the front plate, brace plates extending the full length of said upright flanged structural members and fixed there to and to said members along the top and bottom margins of the front plate, one of said brace plates projecting above the top edge of said front plate, a member fixed to said front plate and projecting above the top edge thereof and arranged in line With said last mentioned brace plate, a lifting brace for said wing, and means connecting one end of said lifting brace to the said brace plate projecting above the front plate of the wing, and to said last-.mentioned member fixed thereto.

8. A spreader wing for the purpose specified embodying therein a front plate, longitudinal members on the rear side of the front plate along its top and bottom margins, upright structural members on the rear side of the front plate extending between the longitudinal members along the top and bottom margins of the front plate, brace plates extending the full length of some of said up- 

